The District of Kavajë ( sq, Rrethi i Kavajës) was one of the 36
districts of Albania
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, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12
counties
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. Centrally located in the
Western Lowlands
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region of
Albania
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, it covered an area of .
[ In consisted of 2 ]municipalities
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and 8 communes
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, with the communes containing a total of 64 villages. Its population at the 2001 census was 78,179 inhabitants.
Administrative divisions
The district consisted of the following municipalities
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:
Kavajë
*Golem
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* Helmas
*Kavajë
Kavajë ( , sq-definite, Kavaja) is a municipality centrally located in the Western Lowlands region of Albania, in Tirana County. It borders Durrës to the north , Tiranë to the east and Rrogozhinë to the south . To the west lies the A ...
* Luz i Vogël
* Synej
Rrogozhinë
* Gosë
* Kryevidh
* Lekaj
*Rrogozhinë
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* Sinaballaj
References
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Districts of Albania
Geography of Tirana County